SMS offers the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the following five sub-disciplines of mathematics:Pure Mathematics, Probability and Statistics, Computational Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, and Statistics. It normally takes 5 years for a bachelor to obtain a PhD degree. For students who have already had a degree of MS, the expected duration is 3 or 4 years.
SMS also offers the degree of Master of Science in the following six sub-disciplines of mathematics:Pure Mathematics, Probability and Statistics, Computational Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Financial Mathematics and Applied Statistics. The MS program normally takes 3 years. However,Financial Mathematics and Applied Statistics are two-year programs oriented for professional demands.
Currently, there are 502 graduate students in total in SMS, including 265 doctoral students and 237 students pursuing a master degree. The table below shows the number of students registered in the graduate program during 2012-2016.
Number Year | Total | Master Degree | Doctoral Degree | Overseas Students |
2012 | 454 | 226 | 224 | 4 |
2013 | 465 | 214 | 246 | 5 |
2014 | 501 | 232 | 263 | 6 |
2015 | 510 | 228 | 273 | 9 |
2016 | 535 | 240 | 287 | 8 |